Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-05
Notice.
CITY OF SAVANNAH
OFFICE CITY TREASURER,


OFFICE CITY TREASURER, :
SAVANNAH, Jan. l, 1887 y
The following extract from the City Tax
Ordni nee Tor the year 1857 is published for
Information:
SEC. IL. Every person or corporation own
ing or holding personal property in said city
. vanuahl on the first day of January, 1887,
shall make return thereof to the City Treas
urer within TWEEN y dnys after tina, date: and
| returns of personal property shall be in
epected, as soon as they are made, by per-
son to be designated by the Finance Commit
tee of Council. who shall carefully and criti-
cally examine the same, AMI II he finds, or has
cause to believe. thai such return is not prop
erly made SO as TO show the amount of per-
sonal property OwAed by the person or per-
sons or corporation making the return sub
ject to taxation, then he shah forthwith pro-
coed to assess the said per ona properly of
said person or corporation at its true value.
as near as can be ascertained by him, and as
soon as the same is made he shall seud copy
OF the same to the person or corporation whose
return is thus corrected; and the person or
corporation whose return is thus corrected
shan have the right TO appeal from such cor
rected return to the Committee on a ssess-
ments of the City Council within teu days
after the mailing of the notification of the cor
rectlon OF said return; and said Com mittee
shall hear such return as soon as may be con-
venent thereafter. notliying said appellant Of
the time and place OF hearing said appeal and
alter hearing such appeal, the said Commit
tee on Assessments shall fix the return OF said
person or corporation at such sum a. may. in
their opinion, be correct and just. and shall
Immediately notify such party of the sum so
fixed by them; and the SAID person or corpo-
ration may, within four days OF the rendition
of such judgment, appeal therefrom to & g
Mayor and Aldermen Of the CT Y of Savannah,
wnere such appeal shail be heard anu deter
mined as other appeal cases are heard and
determined by the Mayor and Aldermen of
the CITY of Savannah; and the judgment of
the Mayor aud Aldermen of the city OF Sa-
vanuan shall be final, and determine the
amount upon which the City Treasurer shall
collect the taxes prescr bed by the ,hlrd and
fifth sections of this ordinance; if the return
OF personal property, as made bY the person
or corporation, shall be accepted by the per-
son SO designated by the Finance Committee
OF Council, he shall lndorse the same as ac-
cepted, and hand the same to the City Treas
urer, who shall asses thereon the taxes to be
paid by the person or corporation max NJ
such return. But in the event there is no ap-
peal FROM he assessment So fixed by the per-
son appointed to examine and correct the
same, or no appeal from he assessment fixed
the Comm ttee on Assessments then SAID
assessment so fixed shall! lie the amount upon
which the CIV T easurer shall assess tile
taxes 10 be paid by the person or corporation
masking SUI h return.
Failure to make returns makes it the duty
of the City Treasurer 10 assess double tax
on ali delaulters.
Z. 5. HARDEE c ty Treasurer.